Bomb scare at Pathankot Chowk

Jalandhar, Jan 27: A bomb-like object was recovered from near a shop at the Pathankot Chowk here on Tuesday which was diffused safely by the Bomb Defusal Squad, police said.

A senior police official said the object prima-facie looks like a 'bomb'. "The Bomb Defusal Squad has diffused it. The powder, wire, watch etc., recovered from it were sent to forensic laboratory. Only after the reports come we can say if it is a bomb or something else," he said.